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"Hoonderfully theyat a piece

of soap he was handling, which Agafea Mihalovna had put ready for

the visitor but Oblonsky had not used "Only look; why, it's a

work of art"

"Yes, everything's brought to such a pitch of perfection

nowadays," said Stepan Arkadyevitch, with a moist and blissful

yawn "The theater, for instance, and the entertainht everywherea--a--a!"

"Yes, the electric light," said Levin "Yes Oh, and where's

Vronsky now?" he asked suddenly, laying down the soap

"Vronsky?" said Stepan Arkadyevitch, checking his yawn; "he's in

Petersburg He left soon after you did, and he's not once been

in Moscow since And do you know, Kostya, I'll tell you the

truth," he went on, leaning his elbow on the table, and propping

on his hand his handsoood-natured, sleepy eyes shone like stars "It's your own

fault You took fright at the sight of your rival But, as I

told you at the time, I couldn't say which had the better

chance Why didn't you fight it out? I told you at the ti his mouth

"Does he know, or doesn't he, that I didat hi,

diplo, he looked

Stepan Arkadyevitch straight in the face without speaking

"If there was anything on her side at the ti